Govt offers help for IT kiosks

Govt offers help for IT kiosks

JAKARTA (JP): The office of the State Minister for Research
and Technology has prepared a catalog of practical technology in
the form of CD-roms to be given to those interested in opening
Information and Technology (IT) kiosks.

The minister's deputy for the procurement of information
networks Utari Budiharjo said on Friday that the CD-roms also
contained information on the state ministry, the National
Institute of Sciences (LIPI), the Agency for the Assessment and
Application of Technology (BPPT), the State Ministry for the
Environment, the National Library, and environmental bodies like
the World Wildlife Fund, Cifor, Wetland, and Birdlife.

She said the kiosks are aimed at bridging the information gap
between regions without Internet access, so that people could
access information without having to come to Jakarta.

Those interested in opening a kiosk are provided with funds
especially for the development of information on localized
technology, Utari said. (10)